Overshoe



sept. 13, 1932. F KNECKE 1,877,182

OVERSHOE Filed July 22, 1929 Patented Sept. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT-""ol-*Flce I FRIEDRICH KNECKE, OF HANOVER, GEBMAiNY ovnnsHon i Application led July 22, 1929, `Se1ia1`No. 380,142, and in Germany July 27, 1928.

This invention relates'to an overshoe intended to be used by persons, the feet of which are subjected to being sprinkled with water, as is the case with the men washing cars or rolling stock, also men operating grindstones, and the like. I amaware of the fact that such persons are wearing rubber shoes while carrying out their respective jobs.

Now, according to the present invention,

'41 shoes for the purpose in view, i. e. protecting the feet of the persons concerned from being sprinkled with water, comprise a wooden sole and a leather body and upper, this latter having at its rear an opening, the size of which is so limited that it is just possible to put on and to pull oif the overshoewand t0 prevent at thereinto. That opening may be closed by a tongue and by a strap or straps and buckles. i0 If these members are employed, the opening may extend from the upper edge of the overshoe down to the wooden sole.

It has been found to be advantageous to provide the upper of the over'shoe at the `5 vlower ends of the opening and laterally therefrom with reinforcing pieces, also of leather, so as to prevent the thus covered portions of the upper from rending or tearing A owing to the action of the water if this con- 30 tinues to act for a comparatively long time. The upper surface of the woodensole may be flat or plane so that the boot or shoe proper of the wearer of the overshoe'is reliably supported on said sole. v

i Overshoes of the improved kind as described in general in the preceding para-v graphs, and in Vdetail hereinafter, are distinguished by their durability and their l lcheap price; besides, the feet are kept warm- 0 er than in rubber Overshoes in that the wooden sole can be thick and is a by far worse conductor of heat than rubber which'is very important if the Overshoes must be worn on 45 a bottom Wet with fresh cold water. Also the leather body and the upper keep warmer all events an entrance of water 1 than a rubber body and the upper, and the wooden sole affords a more secure hold on the wet bottom than is the case with rubber. Another point worth mentioning is this that the leather boot or shoes on which the overo shoes have beenput need not be polished again when the Overshoes have been pulled off,'the .fact being that the polish' is not impaired by the inner surface of the leather Overshoes, whereas with rubber Overshoes the '55 inner shoes or boots, or shoes or boots proper, Y must be polished again, in that the rubber destroys the polish. v c

The invention is illustrated diagrammatil callyand by way of example on the accomrpanying drawing, on which Figure l 1s a side-view of an overshoe designed according to this invention,

Figure 2 is a rear view thereof, and

Figure 3 shows a modification of the con- "M structional form illustrated in Fig. 2.

On the drawing, a denotes the wooden sole and Z the upper of the overshoe. At the rear of the upper is a vertical opening (Fig. 2) extending from the upper edge of the upper down to the sole.

c is a strap with a buckle by which the overshoe can belirmly attached to the upper of the wearer, just above the ankles. In the f modification Figure 3 the opening is closed 7", by a tongue d, and two straps with buckles are provided in this case. 4 The tongue is sewn to one of the rims of the upper at the opening, but it may, if desired, be made integral Y. with the leather of the upper. yIf a tongue is employed, the openingV may also be located at a side of the overshoe or even at its front. A tongue is, however, not an indispensably requisite. Overshoes without a tongue can be more easily put on and pulled off and are cheaper. Especially if the opening is at the rear of the overshoe the tongue can Lbe dispensed with, in that the water enters into the overshoe generally at the front of the same. Y u Y I claim: uc

An overslloe, comprising, in combination, :L Wooden sole with a heel and a leather upper having at its rear 2L Vertical opening, the Width of which is less than the transverse diameter of the heel of the shoe; reinforcing pieces provided right-hand and left-hand from said opening at those places Where the upper is affixed to the sole, and means for fastening the overshoe to the leg of the wearer.

Y In testimony whereof I aHX my signature.

FRIEDRICH KNECKE. 

